PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

FORM FOUR SECONDARY EDUCATION EXAMINATION

014 BIBLE KNOWLEDGE

(For both school and private candidates)

Time: 3: 00 Hours

Instructions

1. This paper consists of section A, B, and C with total of thirteen (13) questions.
2. Answer all questions in section A, five questions in section B and two questions in section C.
3. Section A caries twenty-five marks (25) section B caries forty-five (45) marks and section C caries thirty (30) marks.
4. Question 3 and 6 are compulsory.
5. Bibles, all communication devices and other unauthorized materials are not allowed in the examination room.
6. Write your Examination numbers in every page of your answer booklet (s).

SECTION A (25 Marks)

Answer all questions in this section

1. For each of the items i – xx choose the most correct answer from among the given alternatives and write its letter beside the items number in the booklet provided.

i.  In the fight against HIV/AIDS, the government adapted the slogan, “Tanzania bila UKIMWI inawezekana” in reference to Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:14) how is slogan relevant?

1. The secondary school student is allowed to engage in love affairs because they are not yet married
2. The students should remain faithful to their partners
3. The student should abstain from sex until marriage and the married people should remain faithful to their partners,
4. People living in with HIV/AIDS should be taken to prison so that they don’t spread it
5. Boys and girls should not be allowed to talk at school.

ii.  Mary and Japhet were sent by their parents to buy sugar from Maneromango town. On their way from Maneromango it suddenly began to rain. They took shelter in their neighbor’s house until the rain stopped. As they got out of their neighbor’s house, they saw a beautiful rainbow on the sky. What covenant did the rainbow remind Mary and Japhet?

1. Abrahamic covenant
2. Mosaic covenant
3. Noahic covenant
4. Adamic covenant
5. Davidie covenant

iii.  When God was sending Moses to pharaoh in Egypt, Moses put fourth an excuse that he was not able to speak (Exodus 3:1-4) how did God solve his challenge?

1. God told him that Aaron would be his spokesman
2. God told him that Caleb would be his his spokesman
3. God promised to make him eloquent as soon as he reaches Egypt
4. God promised to speak to pharaoh on his behalf
5. God told him that one of his sons would be his spokesman

iv.  When the Israelites were on their journey to Canaan, they were instructed to only collect manna once for each day per family when the person gathered more, the manna would get rotten (Exodus 16:20). What is the relevance of the incident?

1. It is very important to follow God’s instructions by all costs
2. When we complain to God our food well gets rotten
3. God does not real care wrather we obey him or not
4. We should only gather food once per day

v.  After Juda’s Iscariot committed suicide, the Apostles proposed Joseph also known as Barabbas or Justus and Mathias and so he replaced Juda’s Iscariot. What was the qualifications for the candidates who was to be chosen?

1. The person was supposed to have been with Jesus for at least three years of his ministry, death and resurrection
2. The person was supposed to have been a Jew and must have witnessed the resurrection of Jesus Christ
3. The person was supposed to have been a member of the synagogue
4. The person was supposed to have been witnessed the birth and resurrection of Jesus Christ
5. The person was supposed to have been with Jesus Christ and a good Pharisees.

vi.  The Mosaic covenant was included in the Torah. Which books are/were known as the books of Torah?

1. Numbers, Genesis, Deuteronomy, Exodus, and Leviticus
2. Deuteronomy, Joshua, exodus, Leviticus, and psalm
3. Judges, numbers, Deuteronomy, Leviticus and psalm
4. Song of Songs, genesis, psalms, numbers and exodus.

vii.  During the flood, only eight people were saved. The ark rested on the Mount Ararat Noah and his family had remained in the ark for same days because there was a lot of water on the face of the Earth. How long did it take for the water to dry from the face of the earth?

1. 40 days
2. 40 weeks
3. 50 days
4. 150 days
5. 50 weeks

viii.  Rahab said “give me a sign that you will spare the lives of my father, mother, brothers and sisters and you will save us from death. “What we learn from this story 

1. God is merciful and his grace is universal.
2. God only answer prayers of the Israelites.
3. God only answers prayers of the Israelites and of all people
4. Rahab was a Jew who was living in Jericho
5. We cannot be saved unless we tie a red rope like Rahab did.

ix.  What was the first name of a place called Bethel?

1. Nod
2. Shechem
3. Luz
4. Padanaram
5. Dotham

x.  What were the common duties of both major and minor Judges of the Old Testament?

1. Activists, deliverers and priest
2. Rulers, deliverers and leaders
3. Judges, prophets and kings
4. Leaders, activists and judges
5. Leaders, scribes and prophets

xi.  In which day did God create lights?

1. 1^st day
2. 2^nd day
3. 4^th day
4. 5^th day
5. 6^th day of creation

xii.  Bethlehem is a place Jacob buried his beloved wife Rachel what is the meaning of the name Bethlehem?

1. House of God
2. House of bread
3. House of figs
4. House
5. Bread

xiii.  After coming out of ark. Noah became a farmer and finally he made alcohol and got drunk of it a thing that leads a curse to one of his sons. This shows that? 

1. Parents are the source misbehavior to their children.
2. When care is not taken parent bad behavior can be a snare (trap) to their children’s future
3. Children should stay away from their parents when their drunk.
4. Children should close their eyes when helping their parents. 
5. Children should not help parents when they are drunk

xiv.  In the beginning God created heavens and earth. On which day did God say “Let the water bring forth swarms of living creatures and let bird fly above the earth across the dome of the sky”? 

1. The fourth day
2. The fifth day
3. The sixth day
4. The third day
5. The second day

xv. When the people of the earth began building a tower to reach the heavens and make a name for them. What did God do to provide an obstacle?

1. Sent an earthquake to disrupt their progress
2. Confused their language so they would be no common bond
3. Hardened their hearts to make them frustrated with the length of the progress
4. Sent wild animals into the area to frighten the workers 
5. Sent lions to stop them from progressing

xvi.  After rescuing lot from the enemies that had attacked Sodom and Gomorrah, Abram went to Sodom and was blessed by the priest of God most high who was this priest of (Gen 14)

1. King shinab of Adamah
2. King Bera of Sodom
3. King Melchizedok of salem
4. King Birsha of Gomorrah
5. King Nebkadreza

xvii.  In the book of Exodus 1:15 we find the king of Egypt ordering the Hebrew Midwives to kill all the Hebrew male babies. Their name were

1. Shiphrah and zipporah
2. Zoah and puah
3. Shiphrah and asenath
4. Shiphrah and puah
5. Zipporah and puah

xviii.  “Why did you bring us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness?

1. The lord commanded Moses to strike the rock to produce water
2. The Lord told Moses that he was to rain bread from heaven for the people to eat
3. The lord told Moses and Aaron to speak to the rock before the eyes of the congregation to yield water for them.
4. The lord showed Moses a tree and he threw it into the water become sweet
5. The lord sent fryer serpents among the people and they bit the people so that many Israelites died.

xix.  While Peter and John were in Somalia, they encounter Simon the magician who wanted to offer the apostles money in exchange with the power of the Holy Spirit (Acts 8:14-25). What does the magician demand?

1. Barsabbas and Mathew
2. Barnabas and Mathias
3. Barsabbas and Barnabas
4. Barnabas and Mathias 
5. Barsabbas and Mathew.

xx. Gideon had many wives and he had many children. How many children did Gideon have in total? (Judges 9:5)

1. 90 children
2. 70 children
3. 60 children
4. 100 children
5. 12 children

2.  Match the meanings of the names in List A with the corresponding names of Jacob's Sons in List B by writing the latter of the corresponding name beside the item number.

SECTION B (45 Marks)

Answer five questions from this section. Question three (3) and six (6) are compulsory.

3.  After God made man, he caused him to have a deep sleep and removed a rib from his side. With the rib he made a woman and brought her to the man. God perfumed the first marriage between Adam and Eve at that moment. (Genesis 2:24).

1. Mention any three (3) roles of a woman to the man.  
2. What are the steps of unifying a man and a woman according to (Genesis 2:24-25).
3. Write down any three (03) concepts of marriage according to the bible.

4.  Christianity during the first century (the apostolic church) was growing in the midst of thick darkness in fact it was like a spiritual shining lamp inside the pit of spiritual darkness surrounded by plenty religions in which some claimed to believe in God but others in other gods and strong and influential Philosophical views

1. Referring to the entire books of Acts which are those religions and the philosophical views? What was the basic foundation of their faith or philosophy?
2. Study carefully the answers you have given in (i) above and make a simple evaluation by starting.
3. How do they contradict the Christian faith today?

5.  According to the book of Luke 15:11-32 we learn about the story of merciful father and his two sons.

1. Tell the story of the prodigal son and merciful father in Luke
2. List down three (3) lessons you draw from the passage
3. What lesson you get from the elder brother in the story?

6.  In Mathew 4:1-11 we read about the temptation of Jesus Christ and the response he gave to Satan which made him overcome all of Satan’s temptations.

1. In the third temptation, Satan took Jesus to Jerusalem, setting him on pinnacle of the temple and asked him to throw himself down from it, but Jesus answered, “it is said: you shall not tempt the Lord your God” How do you interpret this answer using your own experience?
2. In the second temptation, Satan showed Jesus all the kingdoms of the world and promised to give him if he would worship him, but Jesus answered: “it is written you shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall serve”. How do Christians today consider earthly riches in their life of serving God?
3. In the first temptation, Satan asked Jesus to turn stones into bread, but Jesus answered: “It is written man shall not live by bread alone”. How can Jesus’ answer be used in a situation of temptation today?

7.  The scribes were among the Jewish institution during the time of Jesus

1. Who were the scribes?
2. What are the similarities between the Jewish scribes and the lawyers of today? (three points)
3. What are the differences between the Jewish scribes and the lawyers of today (three points)

8.  In Mathew 27:29 (28:3) Jesus encountered mockery, tontine death but finally rose from the dead

1. How do we mock Jesus in everyday life situation?
2. What man is supposed to do as a solution to question (a)
3. Jesus’ death was because of our sin, from this we learn that we need to have empathy. What to do as implementation of this instruction

9.  According to Luke 2:21 Jesus underwent the rite of circumcision. As per requirement of the Abraham covenant, Jesus was circumcised on the eighth day. Likewise in the entire bible we see male children only being circumcised.

1. As the student of the bible advice people in the society that practice female genital mutilation.
2. State three importance of circumcision to men, now days
3. How does circumcision spiritually mean especially when it carries the designation of circumcision of the heart?

10.  According to the gospels of (Luke and Mathew) Jesus performed miracles.

1. What is a miracle?
2. Give two purposes of Jesus miracle.
3. What are the differences between the biblical miracle and the magic action (two differences).

 SECTION C: (30 Marks)

Answer two (2) questions from this section

11.  God stopped people from building the tower of Babel by confusing their language (Genesis 9:1827) discuss the importance of communication in development. (Four points)

12.  Joshua 1:1-9 gives us Joshua’s commission to the leadership in the position of Moses. Give five directives that God gave to Joshua in order to accomplish his call.

13.  Marriage is said to be essential in human life using the knowledge from the Bible. Discuss the essentiality of marriage using four points.